Standing in the cozy confines of his food truck in the Glebe, Sauve flips pancakes and fries bacon, the core pieces of his speciality breakfast panwinch. It’s for a customer, a newbie who hasn’t yet experienced Flapjack’s.

Nestled in a courtyard behind Bank St.’s Mrs. Tiggy Winkles, the gourmet pancake shack is unique for two reasons: the truck is on private property and therefore doesn’t require the city permit needed by the 17 other food trucks and carts licensed by the city last spring.

He’s also one of the few crazy enough to stay open all winter and the only one that held a grand opening in December. The cold doesn’t seem to bother Sauve, who founded Flapjack’s with business partner Anisman. The only danger facing them right now might be pancake-related carpal tunnel syndrome.

“Over the weekend we sold more than 1,000 pancakes,” says Sauve, who officially opened the shack Friday.

That’s a testament to the food quality. In addition to the messy, delicious panwiches, a more traditional stack of flapjacks will satisfy any pancake-lover.

With a vibe similar to a real sugar shack, Flapjack’s should fit in with winter the way Beavertails do.

Solid business planning for two partners who are 22 and 27, both recent university grads from programs that have nothing to do with food.

“I’m not a cook but we worked really hard on the recipe and after a long time of bad recipes and mediocre recipes, we finally found the absolute perfect (one),” Sauve says. “I knew that I wanted to do something entrepreneurial.”

Most of the new food trucks and carts have shut down for the winter, but four or five them are willing to brave the cold, especially those who serve something that will warm you up on a chilly day.

Jacqueline Jolliffe, the talent behind Stone Soup Foodworks, said it’s all about thinking warm thoughts and keeping the windows closed as much as possible.

“Usually in the summer we keep the window open and chat with customers a bit more, but in the winter, we shut the window in their face,” she jokes.

Food truck vendors aren't afraid of a little ice and snow

Standing in the cozy confines of his food truck in the Glebe, Sauve flips pancakes and fries bacon, the core pieces of his speciality breakfast panwinch. It’s for a customer, a newbie who hasn’t yet experienced Flapjack’s.